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Women's History Month Trivia

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This woman was the first Black woman to make a voyage to space on the space shuttle Endeavour in 1992.

a)

Mae Jemison

b)

Sally RIde

c)

Valentina Tereshkova

d)

Christina Koch

2.

This amendment ratified in 1920 allowed women the right to vote.

a)

19th

b)

11th

c)

21st

d)

13th

3.

Who was the first Black First Lady of the United States?

a)

Kamala Harris

b)

Michelle Obama

c)

Ketanji Brown Jackson

d)

Laura Bush

4.

This woman has been dubbed the "queen of all media" and was once the world's only Black billionaire.

a)

Alice Walton

b)

Christy Walton

c)

Oprah Winfrey

d)

Beyonce

5.

This woman was the first Black woman to run for President of the USA, and had the motto "Unbought and Unbossed".

a)

Shirley Chisholm

b)

Constance Baker Motley

c)

Michelle Obama

d)

Rosa Parks

6.

This American mathematician was critical in the success of the Apollo missions and is remembered in the book and movie Hidden Figures

a)

Ada Lovelace

b)

Emmy Noether

c)

Katherine Johnson

d)

Sofya Kovalevskaya

7.

This woman is has the most number one songs on the Billboard Top 100 for all solo artists and sings the song "All I Want For Christmas is You"

a)

Taylor Swift

b)

Doja Cat

c)

Mariah Carey

d)

Miley Cyrus

8.

This woman is the first Black, Asian American, and female Vice President of the United States.

a)

Hillary Clinton

b)

Kamala Harris

c)

Rosalynn Carter

d)

Laura Bush

9.

In what year was the Women's National Basketball Association founded?

a)

1987

b)

1994

c)

2000

d)

1996

10.

This woman was the co-founder of the United Farm Workers Association, and was a leader in the Chicano civil rights movement and expanded labor laws in California.

a)

Isabel Allende

b)

Dolores Huerta

c)

Betty Friedan

d)

Rita Moreno

11.

Which woman of Puerto Rican descent is a Supreme Court judge?

a)

Julia Alvarez

b)

Diana Trujillo

c)

Sonia Sotomayor

d)

Cardi B

12.

Who was the first female presidential nominee of a major party?

a)

Hilary Clinton

b)

Michelle Obama

c)

Sarah Palin

d)

Barbara Bush

13.

Francis Perkins was the first woman to serve in the presidential cabinet. What was her position under Franklin Delano Roosevelt?

a)

Secretary of Labor

b)

Secretary of Defense

c)

Secretary of Health and Human Services

d)

Secretary of Transportation

14.

Which country was the first to have a woman as head of state?

a)

Albania

b)

India

c)

Chad

d)

Sri Lanka

15.

Which of the following was invented by a woman?

a)

Life Raft

b)

Aquarium

c)

Fire Escape

d)

The first Monopoly Game

e)

All of the above

16.

Which movie was directed by a woman?

a)

X-Men

b)

Captain Marvel

c)

Black Panther

d)

Wonder Woman

17.

Which disability and women’s rights activist was known for being the first deaf-blind person to write a book and earn a Bachelor’s Degree?

a)

Elizabeth Ware Packard

b)

Judith Heumann

c)

Hellen Keller

18.

Which of the following was created by a woman?

a)

Caller ID

b)

Home Security System

c)

Foot Pedal Trash Can

d)

Electric Hot Water Heater

e)

All of the above

19.

Who was the first woman to lead an armed military operation in the United States?

a)

Mae Jemison

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Sojourner Truth

20.

Who received the National Book Award for their book The Poet X?

a)

Diana Trujillo

b)

Kelly Barnhill

c)

Elizabeth Acevedo

d)

Sabaa Tahir

21.

Who was the first woman to graduate from medical school in the United States?

a)

Anna Howard Shaw

b)

Jane Addams

c)

Margaret Sanger

d)

Elizabeth Blackwell

22.

Who was the physicist that made history as the first American woman in space in 1983?

a)

Sally Ride

b)

Kalpana Chalwa

c)

Christa McAuliffe

d)

Amelia Earhart

23.

Who was the first person to ever receive two Nobel Prizes for her work in Chemistry discovering radium and physics for the theory of radioactivity?

a)

Jane Goodall

b)

Rosalind Franklin

c)

Ada Lovelace

d)

Marie Curie

24.

What was the first state that allowed women the right to vote in 1869?

a)

Wyoming

b)

California

c)

New York

d)

West Virginia

25.

In 1993, Carey Schueler became the first ever woman to be drafted to which sport?

a)

MLB Baseball

b)

NFL Football

c)

NHL Hockey

d)

NBA Basketball

26.

Simone Biles is the most decorated athlete in which of the following sports?

a)

Swimming

b)

Figure Skating

c)

Gymnastics

d)

Tennis

27.

Which of the following pilots was the first female pilot to operate a transatlantic flight in 1932?

a)

Amelia Earhart

b)

Aida de Acosta

c)

Harriet Quimby

d)

Rachel Recchia

28.

Who is the first and only tennis player to achieve a Career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles?

a)

Steffi Graf

b)

Serena Williams

c)

Martina Navratilova

d)

Venus Williams

29.

Which artist was known for her self-portraits and depiction of Mexican folk culture? 

a)

Tamara De Lempicka

b)

Frida Kahlo

c)

Teresa Burga

d)

Georgia O'Keeffe

30.

Malala Yousafzai is the world’s youngest Nobel Peace Price laureate for her work in which cause?

a)

Education of women and children

b)

Promoting the rights of refugees

c)

Contribution to sustainable development

d)

Advocating for healthcare

31.

Who was the first Black woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature for the book Song of Solomon?

a)

Bell Hooks

b)

Toni Morrison

c)

Alice Walker

d)

Maya Angelou

32.

Eileen Gu is the first Chinese American to win an Olympic gold medal in which category?

a)

Snowboarding

b)

Freestyle skiing

c)

Speed skating

d)

Luge

33.

Madam C.J Walker is known as the first self-made Black female millionaire. What products led to her success?

a)

The Barbie doll

b)

Beauty/Hair products

c)

Electric refrigerator

d)

Home alarm system

34.

Which activist co-founded and presided over the National Woman Suffrage Association?

a)

Ann D. Gordon

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Lucretia Mott

d)

Carrie Chapman Catt

35.

Who was the first Black and Native American woman to hold a pilot license in 1921?

a)

Mary McLeod Bethune

b)

Bessie Coleman

c)

Barbara Smith

d)

Amelia Earhart

36.

Who was the first woman in any field to earn a doctorate from MIT?

a)

Kamala Harris

b)

Kimberly Bryant

c)

Shirley Ann Jackson

d)

Valerie Thomas

37.

Who was known as the "Mother of the Disability Rights Movement"?

a)

Vilissa Thompson

b)

Tammy Duckworth

c)

Judy Heumann

d)

Alice Wong

38.

Who is the first Black woman and first former public defender to serve on the Supreme court?

a)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

b)

Ketanji Brown Jackson

c)

Sonya Sotomayor

d)

Elena Kagan

39.

Who was the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation and was an advocate for Native American rights?

a)

Maria Tallchief

b)

Zitkala-Sa

c)

Deb Haaland

d)

Wilma Mankiller

40.

Who was known as Flo-Jo and set the world record for the 100 meter sprint in the 1988 U.S. Olympic World Trials?

a)

Serena Williams

b)

Gail Devers

c)

Florence Joyner

d)

Sha'Carri Richardson

41.

What female investigative journalist went undercover to expose the mistreatment in mental hospitals and went on a trip around the world in 72 days?

a)

Sheila Coronel

b)

Ida Tarbell

c)

Nelly Bly

d)

Ida B. Wells

42.

Who is the first woman to integrate an elementary school in the south in 1960?

a)

Ella Baker

b)

Ruby Bridges

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Fannie Lou Hamer

43.

Who is the first woman olympic fencing champion to wear a hijab at the games in Rio De Janeiro ?

a)

Ellen Preis

b)

Ibtihaj Muhammed

c)

Ohla Kharlan

d)

Mariel Zagunis

44.

Which first lady organized a planned community in Arthurdale, West Virginia during her husband's term in office and was a delegate to the UN?

a)

Rosalynn Carter

b)

Jackie Kennedy

c)

Eleanor Roosevelt

d)

Lou Hoover

45.

Who was the last queen of Hawaii before the overthrow by the U.S. in 1893?

a)

Keohokālole

b)

Liliʻuokalani

c)

Keohohiwa

d)

Kaʻiulani